Allister Sparks
- Sociology and Political Science top 10%
- Law top 2%
- Political Science and International Relations top 10%
- History top 5%
- Education
- Topics
- South African History and Culture (2 papers)
- Journals
- Foreign AffairsMedical Entomology and Zoology
In The Last Decade
Allister Sparks
5 papers receiving 184 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 54
- Sociology and Political Science 189
- Law 60
- Political Science and International Relations 54
- History 34
- Education 30
Countries citing papers authored by Allister Sparks
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Fields of papers citing papers by Allister Sparks
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Allister Sparks
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Allister Sparks. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Allister Sparks based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Allister Sparks. Allister Sparks is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
| # | Work | Indexed citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | |
| 2 | 64 | |
| 3 | Tomorrow Is Another Country: The Inside Story of South Africa's Road to Change | 58 |
| 4 | The mind of South Africa | 77 |
| 5 | The mind of South Africa : the story of the rise and fall of Apartheid | 24 |
About Allister Sparks
Allister Sparks is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Infectious Diseases and Organic Chemistry, having authored 5 papers that have together received 277 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include South African History and Culture (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Law (60 citations), Development (17 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (189 citations). Frequent co-authors include Gail M. Gerhart, Edward B. Fiske, James L. Gibson, Helen F. Ladd and Nicolas van de Walle. Their work appears in journals such as Foreign Affairs and Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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